Princeps
[e-dit-i-oh pring-keps; English ih-dish-ee-oh prin-seps] /ɛˈdɪt ɪˌoʊ ˈprɪŋ kɛps; English ɪˈdɪʃ iˌoʊ ˈprɪn sɛps/
noun, plural editiones principes
[e-dit-i-oh-nes pring-ki-pes; English ih-dish-ee-oh-neez prin-suh-peez] /ɛˌdɪt ɪˈoʊ nɛs ˈprɪŋ kɪˌpɛs; English ɪˌdɪʃ iˈoʊ niz ˈprɪn səˌpiz/ (Show IPA). Latin.
1.
first edition.
facile princeps
[fah-ki-le pring-keps; English fas-uh-lee prin-seps] /ˈfɑ kɪˌlɛ ˈprɪŋ kɛps; English ˈfæs ə li ˈprɪn sɛps/
Latin.
1.
easily the first or best.
editio princeps
/ɪˈdɪʃɪəʊ ˈprɪnsɛps/
noun (pl) editiones principes (ɪˌdɪʃɪˈəʊniːz ˈprɪnsɪˌpiːz)
1.
the first printed edition of a work
facile princeps
/ˈfæsɪlɪ ˈprɪnsɛps/
noun
1.
an obvious leader
princeps prin·ceps (prĭn’sěps’)
adj.
Principal; main. Used in anatomy to distinguish several arteries.
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